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Never Really Gone
04:09
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Never Really Gone
I’ve... pressed play a million times
Watch the darkness fill with light
I’ve... forgiven every crime
And forgotten every fight
But in the end - we’re all alone my friend
And there’s one thing on which can depend
As long as you've got that song
they're never really gone
That voice... weighs gently on my mind
Never less than real
That sound...so simple and refined
Distilling all you feel
But in the end - we’re all alone my friend
And there’s one thing on which can depend
As long as you've got that song
they're never really gone
I...try not to fear what I don’t know
Won't do no good no how
I...try hard to not let it show
Just live in the here and now
But in the end - we’re all alone my friend
And there’s one thing on which can depend
As long as you've got that song
they're never really gone
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Next Best Thing
03:19
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Next Best Thing
Early morning calls from the mall payphone
your voice still full of sleep
the book you read the night before
that guy who turned out a creep
hiding the stains on the front of my jeans
plaid skirts and saddle shoes
Trying hard to dream away
these lonesome teenage blues
You said I can't give you love all I can give
you is the next best thing
The things we tell ourselves at night
If just to get some rest
If only she moved back home again
if only I could just confess
that I’m tired and scared, so worried about
all the places that she’s been
And wonderin’, always wonderin’
Who’s been getting under her skin
She said I can't give you love all I can give
you is the next best thing
This song moves to the head of the line
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3. |
Step Into the Light
03:37
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Step Into the Light
A fraying soccer ball, bags dumped against the wall
Don’t step out when you hear them call, they’ll never find you here
There’s nothing to fear
It’s time to Step Into the Light
Step into the Light
At a loss for what to say, seems they all wanna move away
You did it once yourself, you know the world won’t end
Here comes another friend
It’s time to Step Into the Light
Step into the light, It’s time to make things right
You don’t wanna hear it, especially from me
But this world is an ocean, you’re standing at the sea
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(In and Out and) Around the City
You need a job, you get a job
You work that job til you just don't need it no more
Then you quit that job
It's just like that
In and out and around the city
You save your dough, you buy a car
You drive it west till you don't want to drive no more
Then you stay a while, see some shows
It’s just like that
In and out and around the city
Just let it ride
And when you're bored you head back east
And sell the car and get a job
And work that job til you just don't need it no more
It’s just like that
In and out and around the city
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5. |
Faces
03:18
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Faces
Follow the line as it bends and curves
Embarrassed and bold at the same time
Confronted for once you stumble for words
A crude pantomime
Searching for faces other parts just get in the way
Searching for faces, cuz faces have much more to say
All the best movies play out like dreams
Haunting your thoughts on endless repeat
Gaze all you want it won’t reveal what it means
A ghostly conceit
Searching for faces other parts just get in the way
Searching for faces, cuz faces have much more to say
Don't give them the chance to return your stare
Cuz there's no one there
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6. |
As We Hit the Ground
03:38
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As We Hit the Ground
Headed north on St. James Place, a cold wind cuts the air
This city’s so beautiful at night
The streets contract ‘round every turn, you take your steps with greater care
The neon glows, the stars alight
Too many reasons to just give up the fight
Hold my hand and it’ll be alright
hold my hand
as we hit the ground, as we hit the ground
Hold my hand as we hit the ground
Trying hard not to wake you up as I lay my head to rest
He looks so beautiful as he sleeps
there are times I’m sure there’s no way, that we’ll ever pass the test
too late now, we’re in too deep
Too many reasons to just give up the fight
Hold my hand and it’ll be alright
hold my hand
as we hit the ground, as we hit the ground
Hold my hand as we hit the ground
Search the dark trying to find you
You were there all along
I don’t have to remind you
That you’ll always belong
Now all that’s behind you
coming back ten strong
It’ll be alright, it’ll be alright
Hold my hand!
The streets contract ‘round every turn, you take your steps with greater care
This city’s so beautiful at night
Too many reasons to just give up the fight
Hold my hand and it’ll be alright
Hold my hand as we hit the ground running
Hold my hand as we hit the ground running
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7. |
Philly Women
03:53
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Philly Women
Hoping for a smile, all you get is a stare
Cuz those Philly women, you know they just don't care
Don't talk about no make-up, don't talk about no hair
Cuz those Philly women they just do not care
Wouldn’t have it any other way
I’m held firmly in their sway
Only one thing left to say
Don’t you piss ‘em off, they’ll drop you on a dare
Cuz those Philly women they just don't care
Striding through the bar,they got attitude to spare
Cuz those Philly women they just don't care
Wouldn’t have it any other way
I’m held firmly in their sway
Only one thing left to say
Think you got it made, you haven’t got a prayer
with those Philly women you know they just don't care
Think you’ve seen it all, but there’s nothing can compare
Cuz those Philly women they just don't care
They just don’t care, they just don’t care
Those Fishtown women they just don’t care
This NoLibs ladies they just don’t care
Those QV queens, they just don’t care
Those Bella Vista babes, they just don’t care
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8. |
Covered in Scaffolds
03:01
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Covered in Scaffolds
Headed west one summer Saturday
struck out early in search of someplace to play
you’d never know the beauty suddenly slipped away
I’ll tell you what’s left on display
Everything you’ve dreamed of has been hidden away
Gotta protect it from the cold light of day
Look Up!
It’s all covered in scaffolds
We’re all covered in scaffolds
Eyes shut tight, a mask comes down
A beige room in some office far uptown
a pencil line, a paper dressing gown
a scalpel drawn, the faintest shadow of a frown
Everything you’ve hoped for has been hidden away
Gotta protect it until it’s perfect in every way
Look Up!
It’s all covered in scaffolds
We’re all covered in scaffolds
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9. |
Rock'n'Roll Lifer
03:18
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Rock'n'Roll Lifer
Never stop listening, but sometimes you get so tired
With each passing year it’s tougher to get inspired
But you’d trade it all for one more song
For the chance to right that wrong
Yer no Rock'n'Roll Lifer
Yer just a dilettante
You try and take everything you hold dear
And squeeze it all into one lousy show a year
But you’d trade it all for one new chord
For the chance to fall on that sword
Yer no Rock'n'Roll Lifer
Yer just a dilettante
Now’s the time to take it down a smidge
A well-worn trick when it comes to the bridge
Nothing better than than time spent in sweaty clubs
But all you’ve got to show is a shoebox full of stubs
But you’d trade it all for one more song
For the chance to right that wrong
Yer no Rock'n'Roll Lifer
Yer just a dilettante
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10. |
Collecting Dust
02:45
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Collecting Dust
Some soda pop, a candy shop
Unlimited supply
You never question why, she just owns you
Farfisa beats, booster seats
Johnny Mathis on a string
As only he can sing, “Chances are…”
We are what we pretend to be
So be careful ‘bout what you pretend to be
As we sing “Nearer, My God, to Thee”
Please be careful ‘bout what you pretend to be
Comic strip, kung fu grip
Red, white and blue guitar
The shadow of a scar ‘cross your brow
Wilted plants, Husky pants
Lady and the Tramp
Ace’s Marshall amp, Paul’s star
We are what we pretend to be
So be careful what you pretend to be
As we sing “Nearer, My God, to Thee”
Please be careful ‘bout what you pretend to be
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11. |
Last Song
02:57
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Last Song
This is - the last
This is the last song I’ll ever sing
This is - the last
just killing time ‘till you make up your mind
left flying blind ‘till you make up your mind
just killing time ‘till you make up your mind
left flying blind ‘till you make up your mind
I know, I’ve said
I know I’ve said this before
I know, I’ve said
nothing’s assigned ‘till you make up your mind
feeling resigned ‘till you make up your mind
nothing’s assigned‘ till you make up your mind
feeling resigned ‘till you make up your mind
A cellar door, a bale of hay, a ghost once lost now here to stay
A woolen sock, a worn out shoe, unlocked the cage and out he flew
A torn out page, a wisdom tooth, a dream abandoned in our youth
no closer to the truth
This is - the last
nothing’s assigned ‘till you make up your mind
feeling resigned ‘till you make up your mind
left flying blind ‘till you make up your mind
just killing time ‘till you make up your mind
just killing time - ‘till you make up your mind
just killing time - ‘till you make up your mind
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12. |
Birthday Boy
03:24
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Birthday Boy
Got some crappy peanuts and overpriced beer
A throne made of bats, a cap held so dear
Sky so blue, field so green
Never gonna guess what I’ve just seen
Forgotten places float by on the air
Forgiven faces, unanswered prayers
You can have your fun and I’ll have mine
I got a arctic wolf pissin’ on the 3rd base line
(-) c’mon now birthday boy
(-) c’mon now birthday boy
Trying hard to get some rest with a
Heart so full it's gonna burst your chest
DooDoDooDo, DooDoDoodo, c’mon now birthday boy
Got a pitcher of Diet, and an M.O.R.
Eggs and bacon, a nylon string guitar
Kids in the alley, kids by the pool
Never too old to play the part of the fool
Walk right up to the window, can’t believe there’s no wait
Never had such luck, better to not tempt fate
You can have your fun and I’ll have mine
I'll take a large cherry/lemon and a small key lime
Sky so blue, field so green
Never gonna guess what I just seen
(-) c’mon now birthday boy
(-) c’mon now birthday boy
Trying hard to get some rest with a heart so full it's gonna burst your chest
(-) c’mon now birthday boy
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